April 3, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brian Balfour (919) 834-2099 Brian.Balfour@NCCivitas.org RALEIGH – A new poll by the Civitas Institute examined North Carolina ... Keep Reading
SB 362, Study Energy Efficiency Standards: A Bill Only Al Gore Could Love
This week’s Bad Bill of the Week is SB 362, Study Energy Efficiency Standards. Sponsored by Sen. Eleanor Kinnaird (D-Orange), this bill would create a study of an ineffective ... Keep Reading
Gov. McCrory’s First Budget Proposal Unveiled
“Changing policy through our budget.” That’s how newly elected Governor Pat McCrory described his first state budget proposal at a press conference Wednesday morning. McCrory’s ... Keep Reading
Taxpayer Bill of Rights: A Needed End to the Budget Roller Coaster
This article originally appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer. North Carolina’s tax structure is almost assuredly going to receive an overhaul in 2013. Legislative leaders ... Keep Reading
Civitas Quiz: The State Income Tax
[quiz id="incometax"] ... Keep Reading
Brian Balfour on the State Income Tax [Viewpoints Radio]
... Keep Reading
SB 99: For Whose Benefit?
This week’s Bad Bill of the Week is another repeat offender. SB 99, the North Carolina Benefit Corporation Act, is the same piece of legislation dubbed a “Bad Bill” by Civitas in ... Keep Reading
North Carolina Sales Tax Shift Could Help Workers
This article originally appeared in the Fayetteville Observer. A change in North Carolina's tax code is coming this year. The most likely outcome will be a reduction in the ... Keep Reading
HJR 171: Free Speech for Me, But Not for Thee
This week’s Bad Bill of the Week is actually a House Joint Resolution. HJR 171, crafted by Rep. Verla Insko (D-Orange), urges the NC General Assembly to draft a resolution opposing ... Keep Reading
Conservative Leadership Conference Begins Friday
Feb. 28, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099, James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org RALEIGH – Appearances by Michelle Malkin, Jim DeMint, Ed Feulner and leading ... Keep Reading
